YEREVAN, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Until the end of 2006, events dedicated to the 85th anniversary of composer, USSR People's Artist, laureate of state prizes Edvard Mirzoyan will be held in different regions of Armenia. Nika Babayan, Director of the Cadence musical center, informed about it at the May 11 press conference. "E.Mirzoyan is one of the most talented Armenians. Though the composer's works are few, all of them can be considered masterpieces," N.Babayan mentioned. On the initiative of American Armenian pianist Shahan Artsruni and with the sponsorship of RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs a concert dedicated to E.Mirzoyan's jubilee will be held on May 14 at Yerevan Chamber Music House after Komitas. Martin Vardazarian, Sh.Artsruni and cellist Medea Abrahamian will perform the composer's poem and sonatas for piano and cello and singers Nune Badalian and Anna Mayilian will perform the romances. E.Mirzoyan who was present at the press conference said that he is among the people who "have done something in their life and have left it to the future generations". "The people has appreciated my work and few persons manage to enjoy the love of the people when being alive," the composer mentioned.

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